The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-08-06
Tyland Affairs,

MIS-. Ddtiy hiCA III 1'iitiAiOi1 Oh
Thursday afternoon, aged 81 years.
The colored militia of Maryland will go into
camp at Frederick next week.
Richard Hutchins died near Lisbon, How
ard county, on Friday of last week, aged IA
years.
The deaths in Baltimore last week were
1877, 107 less than the week previous. The
births were Ill.
Hon. Robert NJ. McI4ane and family have
sailed on the steamer Normandie from Havre
for New York
Thomas W. Hyde, aged % years, died at
his residence near Poolesville, Montgomery
county, last Sunday.
D. f. Woolf, of Hagerstown, dealer in
agricultural implements, has applied for the
benefit of the insolvent law.
Rev. jeremiah Brown has sold his farm of
140 acres, near Liberty, Frederick county, to
Cephas NJ. Thomas for $500 cash.
A benefit trotting race at Herring Run, near
Baltimore, on Thursday, realized 81 800 for
the family of the late Daniel Steever.
John II. Fowler has been elected chairman
and Thomas r. Jenifer secretary of the Bal
tmore County Democratic Central Commit
tee.
Republican primaries for state purposes
only will be held in Frederick county on Au-
gust 10, and the county convention on the
10th.
At Belair, on Thursday, Hon. James D.
Walters, the present Associate Judge of the
third judicial circuit, was unanimously re-
nominated.
The levy for corporation purposes in Fred
ericll city for this year is $l.00 on the 500.
The debt of the city was reduced $1,000
during the year just closed.
Quite number ofvaluable horses have been
seriously injured in Frederick county recently
by running against, or coming in contact in
some way, with barbed-wire fencing.
Two sons, aged and years, of Patrick
Lamb, of Annapolis, were drowned at the
wharf there late last Friday evening. When
found they were clasped in each other arms
The breaks in the Chesapeake & Ohio canal,
caused by heavy rains on July 25th, are being
repaired and will cost about $4,000. The
canal will be ready for business in about
week.
William D. Yingling II Son, dealers in coal
and feed at Glyndon, Baltimore county, have
made deed of trust of all their property to
Edward n. Rich, who has given bond IN the
penalty of So, 800.
Justice Bradley, at Trenton, New Jersey,
has decided the Arthur Kill bridge case in
favor of the B. and o., and has dissolved the
injunction restraining the company from
building the bridge.
There were three suicides in Baltimore on
Wednesday: George Frederick, butcher,
aged so years, by hanging; Otto HilIsher, iron
moulder, aged 50, by taking laudanum; an
unknown man by drowning.
The barn of Baseman Davis, near Black
IL. D,lt tpac htIr net
week, together with its contents, including a
large amount of grain. The loss is estimated
at 81, 900. The origin of the fire is unknown.
At the Moreland stock farm, near Adams
town, Frederick county, fine Percheron
stallion, owned by Mr.. j. w. White, and
valued at 50, 500, died from the effects of
prostration, superinduced by gangreue of the
foot.
The Easton Sunday school, NJ. E. Church,
will visit Washington on Thursday of next
week. and while there will call on the Presi
dent, who has signi6ed his willingness to re-
ceive them if he is in the city.
Roddy Kenney, of Baltimore, and Joe
Williams, of Canada, light weights, fought u
prize fight over in Pennsylvania on Wednes-
day night, Kenney winning in six rounds.
Williams had to give up the fight because of
the loss of blood from a chronic sore on his
leg.
OrviIe Horwitz, a leading lawyer of Balti-
more. died last Saturday after n long illness.
AGED 81 wears. He was not only profound
LAWYER. hut an erudite scholar and accom-
plished litterateur, while his personal qualities
were such as to endear him to large circle
of friends.
DIR. John NJ. Bronze, one of the most prom
inent and influential citizens of St. Mary
county and a gentleman widely known through
out the State, died on Friday of last week at
his beautiful home. on the site of the ancient
city of St. Marys. He had only been i'll II
few DAYS. His age was 60.
4 r-a;-b. tai, was wrecked on tho BALI.
NOR. and Ohio Railroad at BLOOMINGTON.
sS7ar-et e5cuty. on -s-us.ag. sns q =! n +,
named Waiter Maser0Fe, Of Georgetown, ID.
( c., vas killed, and homns Fitzgerald. Of
Washington, d. c., had his left leg broken
and was injured internally.
| Anne Arundel COUNTY commissioners, by a
vote of three to two, have subscribed $780,
900 to the stock of the Drum Point Railroad.
The resolution adopting the subscription re-
/ quires the road to be built and trains running
before the money Is paid. The subscription ooI
IS to be pald IN Two years from August, 1901
If the road is bullt.
The 9th annual session of the Mountain
Lake Assembly, began at Mountain Lake,
Garrett county, on Monday, and will continue
two weeks. The assembly is composed OF
Sunday school workers. pastors, superInten-
dents, teachers and Bible students, who meet
to spend a two weeks vacation. The assem-
bly, is not UNCONVENTIONAL.
At the crossing of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad track. at Lime Kiln switch, on Wed.
nesdav. A spring wagon drawn by mule was
struck by the locomotive of an emigrant train
and was completely demolished The mule
was killed. The driver, James Posey, color.
ed. had one leg badly mashed and was other
wise seriously injured. The team was owned
by Louis McMurray.
James U. Dennis, of Princess Anne, Som
erset county, on 81 acres raised Al bushels Of
wheat per acre. The Somerset Herald says
tbe land is well ADAPTED to the growth OF
,vbaat. 4 was we'll nrenored and sown Mt the
rate o If two bushels ner acre-one busbel
d dr; each wov across the 6eld-and four
hundred mounds of GOOD fertilizer applied to
tba acre two hundred nounds sown each way.
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